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Friday, December 07, 2012

20 emerging designers and three top
industry experts headline the event

To end 2012 on a fashion high, Trinidad Lookbook launches its highly anticipated Style Spirit Fashion Weekend this
Friday, December 7th. Starting with the Opening Gala on Friday, the event will
showcase talented emerging designers and provide essential professional
development from top industry experts. Leading the workshops are:

Adam Cooper is Head of Brand Strategy & Planning at
Abovegroup Ogilvy. Adam spends most of his time delivering brand marketing
results to clients whose primary goal is to build brand equity and meet sales
goals. He will be leading the “F*** Brands. Build Cultures” workshop on Friday,
December 7.

Patrice
Grell-Yursik is
the Trinidadian born editor of www.afrobella.com one of the biggest beauty blogs in the
world. Patrice is currently on Ebony Magazine’s Power 100 list, alongside the
likes of Jay-Z, Oprah and the Obamas, and has written for to Essence,
Newsweek.com, xoJane.com, Ebony.com, and Italian Vogue’s Vogue Black. Patrice
will be a panelist for the “The Beauty of Interaction” workshop on Friday,
December 7.

Misa Hylton is
the woman behind some
of the biggest fashion trends and has styled well known stars such as Mary J. Blige, P.
Diddy, Missy Elliott, Notorious BIG, Queen Latifah, Serena Williams, Lil Kim,
Chris Rock, Kimora Lee Simmons and 50 Cent. Misa’s been a guest host on E! Entertainment's "Grammy Fashion Review" with Joan & Melissa Rivers and was a Fashion
Technology Consultant for Microsoft.
She created Chyna Doll Enterprises, a fashion styling firm and currently leads
The Misa Hylton Fashion Academy in New York City. Misa will lead “The Spirit of
Style” workshop on Saturday, December 8.

In
addition to the workshops, Style Spirit comprises two nights of designer
presentations, an accessories trunk show, networking events and massive
after-parties with top DJs and VIPs. The evening fashion shows
will feature 20 of the region’s top young designers:

SaturdaySunday

Lisa See Tai Van
der Vlugt

Pink Lemonade Fashion
Dandy

The Art of Wear Liilah

Hutch Beachwear A-Lan
Swimwear

Wadada Movement Delia
Alleyne

The 1ndivdual
Aesthetic 36
EDR

indieSWIM Rhion

Favala Loud
by Afiya

J. Angelique Kimya
Glasgow

Chandra Maharaj Hak
Gwai

“Style
Spirit is all about encouraging discussion and growth within the industry,”
said Melissa Gabriel, Editor in Chief of Trinidad Lookbook. “Style Spirit
is dedicated to re-evaluating and redefining the way consumers interact
with the fashion industry. This event is a source of solid fashion, with
no performances, no interpretive dancers, no speeches and no intermission.”

The
fashion shows will be housed in The Warehouse in Champ Fleurs with towering,
exposed brick walls framing the runway’s elegant lines. Saturday’s show begins
at 8 p.m. and guests are to be seated by 7:45 p.m. The
after party will be hosted at Dr!ink Wine Bar. Sunday’s show begins at 6 p.m.
and guests are to be seated by 5:45 p.m. with the after party at Tequila Twist.

TrinidadLookbook.com launched in May 2010 to feature designers,
photographers and other fashion talent in and around the Caribbean; and to
share their stories with you. It is the website’s aim to keep you in the
know and updated on everything (and everyone) new and happening in the regional
fashion industry.

We also aim to share our
content in Lookbook magazine
with our online readers and will publish stories from our previous, printed,
issues. Every 10 weeks, we explore fashion, push boundaries and get to know the
game-changers in our midst, through stunning photography and provocative
features. We are committed to showcasing the best photographers, writers
and stylists in a massive, large-format book.

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